Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-04

The color came and went in Gabri-
eile's cheeks. She locked down, but
made no reply. 81 D.. hi
on despise me; know you do.
For four whole years have striven
with my passion, for four whole years
II has been my LIES endeavor to effacu
the memory of you, and the end Of it
IS that have come back again. meek,
submissive, humbled, fawning at your
feet. Think what you will Of me-you
never thought too well--but don't
send me away again. Although you
have wronged me, love you still j
Wronged your cried Gay, looking
up at him with sudden blaze in her
eyes. u do not understand you. .
You do not understand me?" he
repeated slowly; ''then / will explain.
-Four years ago, il you remember, you
were graciously pleased to treat me
as your friend. l loved you from the
first, and took no pains to conceal
my thoughts. believed that you
loved me. / came one day to tell you
everything. found you in ardent
conversation with IA gentleman.
He was bending over you and holding
your hand. I saw youlay Your other
hand on his arm, and, at the same
time, you turned and saw me. did
not wish to intrude upon you. 1 did
not hear your conversation; I only
saw tor myself, and | knew that you
saw me. No explanation was needed,
aud none was forthcoming. was
proud; SO We're you. We parted
went away"
"You were right in going away"
cried Gay. passionately ''if you could
think this of me. You were only
wrong in coming back. wonder how
you dare speak to me like this
II am sorry to have offended you.
| am rude, perhaps, but I can't help
it. ought to have conquered my re-
sentiment by this time. and l thought
that / had done SO, but the recollec-
ton OF it comes back all the more
wildly for being so long buried, and it
stirs me to say things that otherwise
would not have said. We will dis
miss the subject, if you choose, for
ever"
mo, Theodore, l do not choose.
Having recalled the past, let us give it
fair hearing. You say that l gave
you NO explanation of the interview
with Arthur Linden. He'd you given
ME any reason to do SOP"
"You must have known I loved
you"
"You had never said so. For my
own part, in my absolute childish
ignorance, never thought any expla-
nation necessary. trusted implicitly
in your friendship. I did not think
you could not trust mine. 1t was
Barbara whom Arthur Linden cared
for. It was Barbara of whom we
were taking then, for we were good
friends enough, and he knew I always
took his part with Barbara. There is
no harm in speaking of it now, per-
haps. He is dead.''
For some moments both were too
agitated to speak.
"Gay. my darling" said Theodore
at last, in voice of suppressed emo
ton, Twill you forgive me? I have been
very wrong, but have suffered for my
folly"
The blaze in Gays earnest eyes had
melted into tears. She turned and
looked at him reproachfully
"Have not suffered, too? Oh, Theo-
dore!"
No more words were needed. The
next moment she was in Theodore's
arms, and Theodore's kisses banished
all her tears.
X \ X +
swell, to be sure!" said good Aunt
Judy, when, toiling slowly homeward
an hour afterward, she came suddenly
upon the lovers arm in arm in the lane.
"Well to be sure! And I suppose
may walk home alone, en-! This is the
meaning OF your devotion to your
aunt, young man. Your complaint
was heartache, l suppose. Well, well!
she's good girl, Gay, and l shan't
forget you on your wedding day, my
DEAR"